If I understand measureText it is for measuring the length of the text not the height of lines on top of each other... at least that is how I have used it...
> Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 09:01:37 -0700 > From: bod...@bodinetraininggames.com > To: use-revolut...@lists.runrev.com > Subject: Confirm bug in MeasureText in LC7.0.4 stable? > > Hi, > > Do you get this odd behavior of MeasureText function in LC 7.0.4 stable? > (I'm using Win 7). > > Make a new field with "don't wrap" off. Add the following script to the > field and watch the message box. Reported vertical size never changes when > there are hard or soft line wraps. It's always the height of a single line. > Reported width seems to ignore line wraps too and reports as if "don't wrap" > is on. > > on keydown > put the text of me into testthis > put measureText(testthis,me,"size") into tsize > put tsize && testthis > pass keydown > end keydown > > Thanks, > Tom Bodine > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/Confirm-bug-in-MeasureText-in-LC7-0-4-stable-tp4691854.html > Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode